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enters the war in syria appears to be up to the dictator bashar al-assad. on monday, david martin reported orte the assad regime had given orders to prepare chemical weapons for possible use to put down the revolt that has been raging in that country for more than a year and a half. oesident obama said the use of these weapons of mass bestruction would be totally unacceptable. well, tonight, david has new intelligence to report, and we have three stories on the breaking news in syria. we'll start with martin at the pentagon. >> reporter: u.s. intelligence so far has not detected any emgns syria is loading chemical weapons on to aircraft, but defense secretary panetta said it appears the embattled assad regime is preparing to do just that. >> there is no question that we remain very concerned, very thecerned that as the opposition advances, in particular on hemascus, that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. ing eporter: monitoring of syrian basis like this one has picked up evidence engineers have loaded the chemicals which combi
enters the war in syria appears to be up to the dictator bashar al-assad. on monday, david martin reported orte the assad regime had given orders to prepare chemical weapons for possible use to put down the revolt that has been raging in that country for more than a year and a half. oesident obama said the use of these weapons of mass bestruction would be totally unacceptable. well, tonight, david has new intelligence to report, and we have three stories on the breaking news in syria. we'll...
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in syria today, the slaughter continues. the dictator, bashar al-assad, seems out to destroy all opposition. his horses have surrounded the city of homs, the center of the 11-month-old rebellion. for a sixth day, the army fired into the city, rockets and mortars hitting houses and mosques. human rights groups say more than 60 people were killed just today. hospitals are packed with woundedly, including children. syria has banned independent reporting but our clarissa ward got in to tell the story of the rebels in one town fighting to overthrow the dictatorship. >> reporter: they marched together carrying their dead on their shoulders, a steady stream of men united in grief and defiance. "god is great," they cried. "give "give us revenge on bashar." they honored not only the fallen but also the bravest among them who fought in a gun battle yesterday. when rebel fighters tried to overrun a syrian army checkpoint. four men were killed, several others were injured. the funeral procession poured into the main square. you can see
in syria today, the slaughter continues. the dictator, bashar al-assad, seems out to destroy all opposition. his horses have surrounded the city of homs, the center of the 11-month-old rebellion. for a sixth day, the army fired into the city, rockets and mortars hitting houses and mosques. human rights groups say more than 60 people were killed just today. hospitals are packed with woundedly, including children. syria has banned independent reporting but our clarissa ward got in to tell the...
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and russia over arms shipments to syria. the ship, believed to be carrying attack helicopters to syria, was forced to turn back when its insurance was lifted. it was an embarrassment for russia and a diplomatic victory for the u.s. and europe which british foreign secretary william haig announced to parliament. >> i am pleased that the ship that was reported to be carrying arms to syria has now turned back apparently towards russia. >> reporter: it happened just a day after president obama and russia's president putin met for nearly two hours, mostly about syria, during an economic summit in mexico. judging from the chilly body language afterwards, the two leaders did not agree on much. at about the same time, the mv-with its cargo of helicopters was rounding the coast of scottlanden route to syria. only to learn the british had suddenly suspended coverage. the reason? the shipment violated an arms embargo imposed by the european union against the regime of bashar al assad which is using increasingly violent means to remain
and russia over arms shipments to syria. the ship, believed to be carrying attack helicopters to syria, was forced to turn back when its insurance was lifted. it was an embarrassment for russia and a diplomatic victory for the u.s. and europe which british foreign secretary william haig announced to parliament. >> i am pleased that the ship that was reported to be carrying arms to syria has now turned back apparently towards russia. >> reporter: it happened just a day after...
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& >> pelley: tonight, american diplomats evacuate syria. as the violence worsens, our clarissa ward got inside to find oat the dictatorship doesn't want the world to see. >> reporter: at the local hospital there is a constant ieow of injuries and fatalities. >> pelley: with one of the ley:est winters on record, why ece heating bills going up? ndchelle miller found the reason. a rare look inside the u.s. air marshal program, training to take down terrorists at 30,000 feet. bob orr has the story. s onmark phillips on the queen's 60th anniversary. hsmile has been her umbrella eirough a steady reign. captioning sponsored by cbs s this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. it's getting more dangerous by the hour in syria. ng dangerous today that today u.s. diplomats evacuated the country, the embassy is now closed and britain recalled its ambassador. this is the city of homs, naptured on cell phone video, under bombardment by the government, the 40-year ilctatorship of the assad ngmily. the uprising began in syria
& >> pelley: tonight, american diplomats evacuate syria. as the violence worsens, our clarissa ward got inside to find oat the dictatorship doesn't want the world to see. >> reporter: at the local hospital there is a constant ieow of injuries and fatalities. >> pelley: with one of the ley:est winters on record, why ece heating bills going up? ndchelle miller found the reason. a rare look inside the u.s. air marshal program, training to take down terrorists at 30,000 feet....
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>> pelley: tonight, the pentagon draws up plans for military action in syria. david martin has the latest on the risks. clarissa ward reports on allegations of torture at the hands of the dictator. future hall of famer peyton manning is a man without a team. but corr but correspondent james brown says not for long. with a new ipad unveiled today, john b john blackstone on whether your p.c. is going to way of the typewriter. and do you believe in angels? harry reasoner met one and two decades later byron pitts found her still earning her wings. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the pentagon is drawing up plans for military action in syria, although the defense secretary said today that would be a last resort. for almost a year syria's dictator, bashar al-assad, has been killing his own people, tr trying to crush a popular uprising. more than 7,000 civilians have died. his army buried the city of homs in artillery fire. homs, a city of more than a million people and a center of the resistance, f
>> pelley: tonight, the pentagon draws up plans for military action in syria. david martin has the latest on the risks. clarissa ward reports on allegations of torture at the hands of the dictator. future hall of famer peyton manning is a man without a team. but corr but correspondent james brown says not for long. with a new ipad unveiled today, john b john blackstone on whether your p.c. is going to way of the typewriter. and do you believe in angels? harry reasoner met one and two...
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intelligence so far has not detected any signs syria is loading chemical weapons on to aircraft, but defense secretary panetta said it appears the embattled assad regime is preparing to do just that. >> there is no question that we remain very concerned very concerned that as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> reporter: monitoring of syrian basis like this one has pekd up evidence engineers have loaded the chemicals which combine to form the deadly nerve agent sarin into bombs that could be dropped airplanes. satellites have seen trucks moving among want bunkers where the weapons and agents are believed to be stored. u.s. officials say the evidence is strong but circumstantial not definitive. but that combined with fighting infighting in the suburbs of damascus, has led to fears of what the assad regime might do. we asked jeffrey white, a former analyst for the defense intelligence agency, what would happen if the rebels cut off damascus? >> it's the end of the regime. the regime can hang on for
intelligence so far has not detected any signs syria is loading chemical weapons on to aircraft, but defense secretary panetta said it appears the embattled assad regime is preparing to do just that. >> there is no question that we remain very concerned very concerned that as the opposition advances, in particular on damascus that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. >> reporter: monitoring of syrian basis like this one has pekd up evidence engineers have...
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this is not the first account of allegations of torture in syria's state-run hospitals. this week, the u.n. said it had received similar video. abu abdullah is a doctor from the city of homs. he recently came to lebanon after he was injured in a rocket attack while treating opposition forces in a makeshift clinic. he told us about one patient whom he tried to evacuate from homs. the convoy was stopped by syrian army soldiers and the wounded man was take on the a military hospital. two days later they called his family and told him to come pick up his body, abird flu abdullah said. his body was burned and had holes from nails in it. most people go to a field hospital like this one we visited last month. the conditions are basic and supplies are limited but the alternative-- military hospitals-- can be a death sentence. clarissa ward, cbs news, beirut. >> pelley: on this day after super tuesday here is where the republican presidential race stands. mitt romney won six of the ten states that voted yesterday. rick santorum three, newt gingrich one. so far, 22 states have vot
this is not the first account of allegations of torture in syria's state-run hospitals. this week, the u.n. said it had received similar video. abu abdullah is a doctor from the city of homs. he recently came to lebanon after he was injured in a rocket attack while treating opposition forces in a makeshift clinic. he told us about one patient whom he tried to evacuate from homs. the convoy was stopped by syrian army soldiers and the wounded man was take on the a military hospital. two days...
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>> pelley: tonight, would america go to war in syria? the u.s. is spying on the ctator's chemical weapons. there's new intelligence on that and word that syria may be losing its best ally. david martin at the pentagon, margaret brennan with hillary clinton, and elizabeth palm wer a rare look inside the war. >> reporter: in the hospital's intensive care unit, the men can't speak but their injuries do. >> pelley: today, the first state in the nation has legalized marijuana for recreational use, leaving cops and citizens with lots of questions. john blackstone clears the air. and what town has the winningest football team in the nation? wyatt andrews takes us to a community on hard times now riding high. >> one, two, three. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. whether the u.s. enters the war in syria appears to be up to the dictator bashar al-assad. on monday, david martin reported that the assad regime had given orders to prepare chemical weapons for possible use to put down the revo
>> pelley: tonight, would america go to war in syria? the u.s. is spying on the ctator's chemical weapons. there's new intelligence on that and word that syria may be losing its best ally. david martin at the pentagon, margaret brennan with hillary clinton, and elizabeth palm wer a rare look inside the war. >> reporter: in the hospital's intensive care unit, the men can't speak but their injuries do. >> pelley: today, the first state in the nation has legalized marijuana for...
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the uprising began in syria 11 months ago. the u.n. estimates more than 5,000 people have been killed, many of them civilians. why does syria matter? have a look at the neighborhood. what happens in syria will have big implications for neighboring israel and for the u.s. the government of bashar al-assad does not want the outside world to see what's happening inside syria. reporters are not welcome. but our clarissa ward managed to get in to introduce us to some of the rebels who are rising against the government. >> reporter: rebel forces here are preparing for the fight they know is coming their way. these men call themselves the syrian liberation army, though they have no military training. they claim to be in control of large parts of this syrian city which has been a hotbed of unrest since the uprising began nearly a year ago. abdul rahman is one of the group's leaders. is the goal of your group to protect the people in your area or is the goal to take down the regime? "our goal is to protect the people and to bring down the regim
the uprising began in syria 11 months ago. the u.n. estimates more than 5,000 people have been killed, many of them civilians. why does syria matter? have a look at the neighborhood. what happens in syria will have big implications for neighboring israel and for the u.s. the government of bashar al-assad does not want the outside world to see what's happening inside syria. reporters are not welcome. but our clarissa ward managed to get in to introduce us to some of the rebels who are rising...
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liz, syria has one of the largest armies in the middle east. why hasn't the dictatorship been able to put down the rebellion? >> reporter: well, for a start, they're fighting on dozens of fronts and up and down the country. but secondly, this not terribly well trained army is fighting a very nimble mobile insurgency and that is the most difficult kind of warfare. >> pelley: the war has been encroaching on the capital where you are now over the last several months. what's the fighting been like there today? >> reporter: inside the city, hit-and-run attacks, sporadic gunfire. but in the suburbs really heavy shelling. the heaviest we've seen so far from the air from fighter planes and also mortars and tank shells. in fact, until just a few minutes ago the windows were rattling here in the hotel. >> pelley: no end in sight. liz, thanks very much. scientists studying climate change are warning of a new source of greenhouse gases warming the earth. and who is buying the illegal tusks of slaughtered elephants? our hidden camera investigation coming up
liz, syria has one of the largest armies in the middle east. why hasn't the dictatorship been able to put down the rebellion? >> reporter: well, for a start, they're fighting on dozens of fronts and up and down the country. but secondly, this not terribly well trained army is fighting a very nimble mobile insurgency and that is the most difficult kind of warfare. >> pelley: the war has been encroaching on the capital where you are now over the last several months. what's the...
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syria says the turkish plane strayed into its territory. the incident raises the possibility that the syrian war could spread beyond its borders. in afghanistan, taliban fighters attacked a popular hotel near the capital overnight. the attackers took dozens of hostages and killed at least 18 people, most of them civilians. this morning afghan security forces backed by nato helicopters retook the hotel killing all seven attackers and freeing at least 35 hostages. in chicago they're battling a surge of shootings. police have a new high-tech surveillance tool for catching criminals, but does it violate your privacy? and a rescue on mount rainier turns deadly when the "cbs evening news" continues. [ woman ] we take it a day at a time. that's how it is with alzheimer's disease. she needs help from me. and her medication. the exelon patch, it releases medication continuously for twenty-four hours. be'+÷ ease p hospitalization and rarely death have been reported in patients who wore more than one patch at a time. the most common side effects of e
syria says the turkish plane strayed into its territory. the incident raises the possibility that the syrian war could spread beyond its borders. in afghanistan, taliban fighters attacked a popular hotel near the capital overnight. the attackers took dozens of hostages and killed at least 18 people, most of them civilians. this morning afghan security forces backed by nato helicopters retook the hotel killing all seven attackers and freeing at least 35 hostages. in chicago they're battling a...
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nearby in the middle east, syria's civil war took the lives of more children. as many as ten were killed outside damascus. witnesses say a government plane attacking rebel positions dropped what appeared to be a cluster bomb on the children's playground. the assad dictatorship is out to crush a rebellion that broke out there more than a year and a half ago. human rights groups say more than 40,000 syrians have been killed. the government shuts down a peanut butter company. the cost of superstorm sandy is higher than katrina. and we'll show you drastic action being taken in the name of saving the elephants when the "cbs evening news" continues. there's the sign to the bullpen. here he comes. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job, the pitch! whoa! so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid-
nearby in the middle east, syria's civil war took the lives of more children. as many as ten were killed outside damascus. witnesses say a government plane attacking rebel positions dropped what appeared to be a cluster bomb on the children's playground. the assad dictatorship is out to crush a rebellion that broke out there more than a year and a half ago. human rights groups say more than 40,000 syrians have been killed. the government shuts down a peanut butter company. the cost of...